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Barkatullah University (BU) would be conferring M.Tech degree and honorary degree upon Somalia’s president hassan sheikh mohamud in a special ceremony scheduled to be organized on October 31. BU had organised its annual convocation on September 18.

Barkatullah University (BU) conferred an M. Tech degree and honorary degree upon Somalia's president hassan sheikh mohamud in a special ceremony organised on the university campus some time ago. BU had organised its annual convocation on September 18.

Barkatullah University has a reason to rejoice.The new president of Somalia, hassan sheikh mohamud is an ex-student of the university.

Prof N K Banthiya, one of the teachers who during his M Tech Education course in 1988, said "he was different from others." .

Somalia's president opened an international conference on Tuesday by asking donors to provide "considerable investment and support" for his beleaguered government in the coming years.

Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.

President hassan sheikh mohamud, at the site of Saturday's explosions in Mogadishu, told journalists that nearly 300 other people were wounded. “We ask our international partners and Muslims around the world to send their medical doctors here since we can't send all the victims outside the country for treatment," he said.

Members of insurgent group al Shabaab often post about their activities on TikTok and Telegram.

Barkatullah University is all set to go out of its way and spend Rs 10 lakh to hold a special function to award degree to its former and ‘special’ student on October 31.

It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to contain the fighters who had stormed Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in an assault that started with loud explosions. The siege ended around midnight, police commissioner Abdi Hassan Hijar told reporters.

Donald Trump joked about Ilhan Omar, suggesting to the Somali President that he should "take her back" following her controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk. Omar responded sharply, calling Trump a "lying buffoon." This exchange followed criticism of Omar's comments regarding Kirk's death, where she dismissed tributes and labeled him a "stochastic terrorist."

Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday. Growing attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked group, including one on President hassan sheikh mohamud's convoy, are fuelling worries of a jihadist resurgence after militants were forced back in recent years.

The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls "the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world."

A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives towards a security checkpoint in the town of Beledweyne on Saturday, triggering an explosion. The death toll climbed past than what was reported earlier but the police could not provide an exact figure.

Thirteen people were killed and 20 others wounded in central Somalia on Saturday after a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives towards a security checkpoint in the town of Beledweyne, police said.

Gunfire was heard on Monday from inside a besieged hotel in the Somali capital that was attacked on the weekend, a nearby resident and a police officer said, while parliament said it had postponed a scheduled session. Special forces units, known as Gaashaan and Haramcad, had taken over operations, said a police officer at the scene who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 in the volatile nation. The east African country is due to hold local elections in June, using the one-person one-vote model, ahead of presidential polls that have been scheduled for 2026.

A Turkish court on Tuesday fined the son of Somalia's president less than $1,000 for accidentally knocking over and killing a delivery driver in Istanbul, local media reported. An Istanbul court on Tuesday handed a prison sentence of two years and six months to the suspect, converting it into a 27,300 lira ($900) fine, the private NTV broadcaster reported.

Joint US-Somalia air strikes targeted Al-Shabaab militants in Adan Yabaal and near Baidoa, resulting in dozens of casualties and the destruction of a weapons shipment. These operations respond to increased Al-Shabaab attacks, including a raid on Adan Yabaal and an assault on an army base. The strikes highlight ongoing efforts to counter the resurgence of the Al-Qaeda-linked group.

Three Emirati soldiers and a Bahraini officer were killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia while training the Somali national army. The UAE is cooperating with the Somali government to investigate the incident. President hassan sheikh mohamud expressed condolences and ordered an urgent investigation.

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, has called for “massive” international aid for Somalia, where five million people are facing high levels of malnutrition in a situation caused by drought and internal conflict. During a visit to the nation, Guterres expressed his support for efforts to build capacity, stabilise the nation and provide humanitarian assistance.

Somalia's army and allied fighters on Friday captured the town of El Buur, the al Shabaab militia's main stronghold in the country's central region, a significant breakthrough in the government's campaign against the al Qaeda-linked group.